ATPnovel Chapter 610 Reappearance of the 5-Star Lineup
Chapter 610 Reappearance of the 5-Star Lineup
Chapter 610 Reappearance of the Five-Star Lineup
Just as the entire league was immersed in rumors, the magician suddenly received a call from Paul George's agent's uncle.
Damn it, it's the manager's uncle again, these two guys seem to be carved out of the same mold.
Paul George's team finally spoke up. Like Kawhi Leonard's team, they also asked the Lakers to reserve the maximum salary space for him, and there is also no deadline and an indefinite retention.
The Lakers held an emergency meeting. Most people felt that since Kawhi Leonard and Paul George's teams had this requirement, the team should do what they said, because no matter what, at least one should be guaranteed.
Laughlin feels unsafe. Her idea is that neither Kawhi Leonard nor Paul George is trustworthy. The Lakers should not be fooled by them and want to further contact Gordon Hayward and Covington.
The minority obeys the majority, and finally a resolution is formed. The Lakers must continue to keep the maximum salary space for one of Leonard or Paul George.
As the offseason progressed, the league underwent another major change. Chris Paul earned $4 million in four years and $1 million in the first year. He took Harden's baton and became the only star of the Houston Rockets.
Laughlin was surprised after seeing the news: "Is Chris Paul's agent crazy? The annual salary is so low."
Magician: "The signing of the Rockets is very sudden. I think they have been planning this deal since they sent James Harden away. In this way, the Rockets will not have to pay taxes and have stars to sell tickets. I have to say that their manager who is famous for playing with calculators has done a good job."
"It's just a pity for Chris. He will never win the championship in the Rockets." Laughlin has a little friendship with Chris Paul and can't help but feel sorry for him.
That afternoon, Chris Paul was caught by a reporter at the golf course. When answering a question from a reporter, he said: "I like the fans in Houston and the winning culture here. I have liked it since the Yao-Mike combination. Now I finally have the opportunity to play for Space City. I am very excited."
Reporter: "In the current Rockets, there is no other All-Star player except you. Do you think you will continue to win? Break out of the West?"
The question is very sharp, but it has asked the voices of many people.
Chris Paul straightened his hat, and replied calmly: "I know that many teams have made a lot of money this summer and made a lot of surprising moves, but chasing the championship is not a matter of a day or two. Few people can win the championship with a team that can't even make it to the playoffs in the second year like Yuan Qingshan."
He paused and continued: "Chasing the championship is a difficult and exciting process. The current personnel and salary structure of the Rockets are very healthy. We have Clint Capela, Eric Gordon, and Trevor Ariza. These are all star players. And I emphasize again, our salary space is very healthy, and we can always retain the possibility of pursuing star players."
Reporter: "Sorry, you may not know that Trevor Ariza has committed to signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers."
"What?" Chris Paul was shocked by this news, and he quickly turned back to ask his assistant, "Trevor is gone?"
His assistant quickly took out his mobile phone to check the news. It was true. WOJ had already announced that Trevor Ariza had promised to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers for $4 million in four years, an average of less than 3500 million a year.
The reporters saw both of Paul's actions, which was ironic enough.
But Paul is the chairman of the players union, and they dare not offend them, so an experienced reporter stood up to smooth things over: "It may have happened suddenly. Chairman Chris is right. The Rockets' salary space is very ideal. Now there is more than 1000 million more room."
Hearing what he said, Chris Paul's eyes darkened.
The assistant hurriedly stood in front of him: "I'm sorry, that's all for today's interview, we still have to catch a plane to Cleveland."
The reporter immediately became interested: "What, did you go to Cleveland to find LeBron? Don't you plan to go to partner with LeBron? The Cavaliers had room to sign you before."
The Cavaliers did have space to sign Chris Paul before, but what about Kyrie Irving, these two people, no matter who they play as a substitute, it is a waste of money, and the parties will never accept it.
Since the return of LeBron James, the Cavaliers have never thought of changing point guards, so when they learned that Paul signed with the Rockets with a starting salary of 2650 million, the Cavaliers management was inevitably greedy.
But I can't say it with my mouth.
Chris Paul is indeed going to meet LeBron James today, but it’s not official. Dwyane Wade and Carmelo Anthony will be there one after another. The four banana boat brothers agreed to meet at LeBron’s home in Akron, and then go surfing in the Maldives together.
On the plane, Chris Paul suddenly took off his blindfold angrily and complained to his assistant: "Didn't that fellow Morey promise to build a championship team within two years? Trevor Ariza is only worth less than 1000 million. Why didn't he renew his contract?"
The assistant has actually found the answer secretly. If the Rockets don't let Ariza go and renew the contract at the current price, they will just exceed the salary cap by 100 million US dollars, and they will have to pay 100 million US dollars in luxury tax!
That's 100 million US dollars!
The assistant didn't dare to tell Chris Paul about this discovery, because he was worried that Chris Paul would really faint with regret after hearing it.
July of this year is extremely long in the eyes of basketball fans all over the world. Every morning when they wake up and swipe their phones, they will see countless breaking news.
Today's core content is: WOJ said that Gordon Hayward is infinitely close to the Miami Heat!
As soon as the news came out, the strong teams in the league were in chaos.
If Hayward is successfully won, then the Heat's lineup will be: PG Dragic, SG Wade, SF Hayward, PF Bosh, C Howard.
After the Golden State Warriors, there is a five-star lineup in the league again!
Hayward will instantly upgrade the slightly weak third position to two levels in an instant, and he is a tough guy who will definitely fit in with the head star Wade.
The Lakers uniform team felt extremely heavy pressure. As a representative of the team, Magic immediately flew to Hayward's home in Salt Lake City to negotiate with him.
In the warmly furnished home, Hayward and his beautiful wife jointly expressed their respect for the magician and the Lakers, as well as their desire to be teammates with Yuan Qingshan.
but.
The Heat offer a maximum salary, and the depth of their lineup cannot be underestimated. In terms of distance from the new season championship, the Miami Heat at least look no farther than the Los Angeles Lakers.
Hayward held his head and apologized: "I'm sorry, this temptation is too great. I don't think I can convince myself to continue waiting for news from the Lakers indefinitely."
The magician was speechless and had to return to Los Angeles dejectedly.
(End of this chapter)